THE lIERA--41)._ CARLISLE, PENN'A J. M. \Moakley, J. . • EDITORS AND PROFIT ETORS. irolunzo LX.XII. No. 15 ILIMPT_JI3LICA:I • 7 s'r<vr-s- For. QO\If.IINOR. JOHN F.HARTRANFT JUDGE OS BVPRENIE COURT. lion. ULYSSES MER'CUR AUDITOr. GENERAL• Gen. lIARR/ISON -ALLEN. THE LOCAL OPTION LAW On Tuesday morning the Court de cided the Local Option Law, as passed for the borough of Shippenstorg, to be unconstitutional. This decision was based upon a decision of the Supreme Court of this State in the case of Parker . vs. Commonwealth, on an act passed in authorizing the citizens of Alle gheny county to vote on the question of granting license. This judgmeNt was rendered by three of the .judges of that court—tho other two dissenting. The principle on which it was rendered: was, 04 the Legislature could not delegate its authority to - any community, and that an net which sou:dit to make the granting of-licenses to . depend on the vote of the people was unconstitutional. In other words, that the Legislature might pass a prohibitory act itself but could not do it through the - intervention of a popular vote because it could not delegate itc own powers. There can ho no doubt that our Court in this instance announced-the law as it is_found_in_the boolfs,, Any Tither do, cision would have been in direct. dis 'regard -of the, authority of that highest court in the State, and. that . ff the de eishin had been otherwise, the court above would have set if aside, or have reversed their own decision. A judge of an inferior court is bound to respect the law of the land; as declared by the ,higher tribunal, and any other action in this case Would have been un justifiable, no matters hat his tit, or the inipreSiMinil of even abat ge ma jority of thAtimmunity nmy be on the subject of li.quor And now with all due deference Lo_ judicial opinions, we seriously quostien the soundness of the reasoning which sets aside• the local option law. Of course the Legislature cannot vest any power to legislate, either in the com munity at large, ~or any where else. That is admitted by all lawyers. lint we think that it is a rather far-fetched conclusion that the provisions of the local' option bill vest any legislative power in the people. The legislature has given the courts- power to grant' li censes, subject to many limitations. No license can be granted without a peti tion, signed by twelve citizens certify ing that the appliant is of *good moral character, that he has proper accommo datiOns for hotel keeping, and that such a house is necessary for the accommodation of the public. Without such a certificate the law forbids the court to grant any license. Why can lot the legislature require the expres sion of a majority of the community that a tavern is necessary, as well as to require a certificate of twelve persons to the same purpose, and why can it not require that expression as well ' through the ballot box; as through a signed petition A uthoii zing a vote which is to jimit the action of a court under a particular statute, Is in no fair seaseArlegating _legislatire_pawer If the Legislature had authorized the people to pass a prohibitory liquor law, then certainly it would have transcended its authority. - It has done no such thing. IL has, in effect - , simply wide a require ment that the question of the necessity of a licensed tavern shall depend upon the expression of a majority of the votees of a district, and not upon the petition of twelve citizens. We have a hope that the Judges of the supreme Court will reverse tho decis ion niade on this subject, twenty-tied years ago. They hare revelsed their own deck "' ions in many questions of lesa importance within that time, awl had it not. been fur disturbing ve:ded iighls, many oth ers would have fallen. We all know the turnings and twislings which were made on the que,tions growing out of the war, such as the constitutionality or the con scription' and legal acts. and . many others. Doubtless, when this question again arises before the Supreme. Court, it will be considered is the light of the sentiments of tii-day and not of-those of a quarter or a century ago. Should the y Stipreme Court, however, maintain the doctrine held cnneeruing the act of 1846, those who oppose re formatory measureil which manifest themselves; by attacking the evils which they- content themselves to (17..1,101'0, mustn't imagine they are through with this fight. Perhaps the 'new Constitu tion of Pennsylvania, may define in terms what restrictions the Legislitture may 'or may not throw 'round a traffic which three , fourths of the entire Conl in unity deplore and condemn. lir even the Legislature may at nn diNtant (14 Pick up courage enough to pass a law, cntting off the business at once. We remember a decision on the Federal Constitution, Which was intended to !impanel() a barbarisM, but which was the means of its speedy overthrow. We have Jut little fears that any far-fetched technicality, will long obstruct the de tern-Vnation of the people to•cure one of the worst evils Una, ever afflicted the hod y politic. THE names of quite a number of prominent gentlemen In msylVania arc announced as delegates to the Chi cfnuati. Coeyention. It is not stated what constituencies these gentlemen are presumed to represent or by wham they have been elected. Perhaps, however, the Cincinnati concern is to be' a mass, convention, including constituencies as well as'delegates. Thi% plan hits_ many merits for a party—securing large_attendance .preventing;-rival ries Wo remember a number of John son convention's got. up ie the • same manner in 1806. They wore successes decidedly as gatherings, but their „effect on the grand result waSii!t very percepti. ble. - Tnr; Legislature of 1872, in spite of almost innumerable complications in the ,Senate, growing out of death, sickness 'and contested seata-flnislied itry'work in three months and adjourned: . The Legislature of 1871, without any special required . five months to coniploto . work. The appropriations of this year aro by more than_ $500,C00 loSs than tho - so 'of lest year. The difference may be .rte. counted for whoa it ' is remembered that last year there was a DeMooratic ma jority iir the ,Senate. the Evans trouble ' ,Was started golely — for ' the -- purpose of involving Governor 'Geary, was well-known to almost" every ono.. That ho was coin .pletely exonerated, all fair men who read the evidence , certainly know. The report of the cominittee, however, - has _dono the Gov-tamer •gross injustice by reporting the hearsay evidence of a man named Brawl, Who himself got $O,OOO of the money, to the 'effect that EvanaH had once told him that the Governor Wlls to receive ceikain amounts out of the commissions. This was contradicted by the Governor and by Evans himself, and yet the committee not only received the testimony but displayed it as facts in their report. This is an act of gross injustice, and we' -- a - fe glad to see that it is so denounced - by leading journals throughout the State. The Harrisburg Telegraph, which, by the way, has al ways been an anti-Geary journal, de nounces the action of the committee, and ift a long article shows the unfair ness and injustice shown toward the Governor. The Philadelphia Press has also spoken with great severitty , of-thist , attempl to blacken the character of the Governor through hearsay evidence, which was fairly contradicted before %lie committee. .It. says : " As 'Governor Cleary's term in office, and opporttinity to dispense patronage, draws near an end, lie is become a tar get for all the men whose ambition he no m vance, 'every molt( scions journalist„ With no opponent at hand. The last attack upon'him is in connec tion with the report of the committee to investigate the settlement of the war claims. This report was one which no really fair-minded man would. ) have signed his name to, and in the presenta tion—at the close of the session, when the Giwernor had no time to make an inni\M—was cowardly. Governor Geary, in an atmosphere of corruption, has co balt-16Th an - honest and faithful public, servant, and can afford eveq this last charge." W Hoti the apportionment bill giving sixteen Republican and ten Democrat congressmen was before the State Senate, six Democrats voted Sor it, al though they knew it would not be sup-. ported by all the Republicans. Tho fact. is significant. The Democratic politicians of the State know full well that their party It; hopelessly swamped. They Linde' stand that it, will be defeated in the coming election and that for its future there is no hope, They knew that the ten Democratic districts were constructed in suclea manner as to waste voters by 'piling up huge majori r ties: As it is. now arranged, nothing. short „a an ea] Unmake could disturb their districts. I fence, they swallowed the bill, knowing that there was noth ing to 'be done, but, to look after their kwn personal interests. -HARRISBURG LET TER. Arlin, i, 1s r i2 - The Legislature adjourned on the fourth without day. Its closing clays were about as those of former Legisla tures—days of excitement, hard work and indiscriminate legislation. Calen dars of private bills were rushed through unheeded, except as each thember was interested in the bills on them, and a large amount of frivolous and unneces sary legislation will cumber the Pamph let Laws of 1872. It is just, howdvei•, to say that there has been greatly less injurious and improper legislation in the session just closed, than in any formot• one within the last ten years. Pew meaures or public importance were 'acted upon, but those which were passed will generally commend- them-, selves to-the public. The law forbid ding the sale of liquor on election days, wilt be hailed with general satisfaction. Many of the worst features or our eke , thin' days will vanish, when men have nothing in th l o shape of intoxicating liquor to render them less rational - than nature Ids made them on that day. The Local Option bill will, doubtless, receive the sanction of four-lifths of the right thinking citizens of the State. I.„'he act providing for the calling of a Constith, tional Convention, as it will make both the political parties so nearly equal in representation as to almost take politics out of the Convention, demonstrates that we Lave succeeded in doing much to eliminate partiZMl proscription and intolmaniai from the political field. is one measure, ever, which will not inure greatly to the credit o r either party, and it is the Congressional a•pportionment. This is simply a gerry• milder; and the best illustration of it is the reading of the bill itself. It. passed both branches in the following form an the night before th9.adjournmmit : Fil district-3d, 4th, sth, Mk, Ilth, 12th slid Itith wards, Philadelphia. Seeoml distriel—lst, 2d, 71h and 26 , 11 wards, Philadelphia. Third district—rith, 9(.11, 101.11, 10th, 11th ;toil ?oth wards,' and all that por tion of the 17th ward west of Second street,. - Po ea.! Aigt ricl-stl). 21st, 2-Itll, 28t,1, and 2914 wai:ds. Fifth (Net —lB th , 101.11, 22 4 , 23d and 2:1111" wards, •Lnd the 17 th ward cast 01 Second slrce . di:arid—Chester and Doi:twin% counties. - . di:arid—Lancaster conittyy IBigh(li,ustrier 2. -13erks, aml that por tion 'a 'Montgomery northwest orNorris. town, Whitpain,-41wynecl mar Sttilit goinery townships. , Ninth la:drift—nooks find Northam' , ion, and balance of Montgomery. Tenth (lir( rid—lA:high, Carbon, Mon roe, Pike 1111(1 Wayne. Eierenth district—Schuylkill, Columbia and Montour. Tiroyrt listrii4—Dauphin, Lebanon and Notthiunberland. Thirteenth distriet—Emzerno. Fourteoith district,--Britdrord,'Susque• stiffivan and Wyoming. Fifteenth district —Tioga, Potter, Me- KOati, Cameron and Lycoming. Sixteenth district —Union, Snyder, Mif flin, Centre, Clearfield and Elk. Seventeenth district - Iluutingdou~3la.r, • Cameron and Somereet. .Bighteciall district-130 ford ; F'ii dclin, Fulton - , .Tuniata and Adams. Ninetaentli diltrict--W est morelan ; Fayette and Greene. Tired.lieth district—Cumberland, Yorl, and Perry. Twentli-,first district—lndians, Arm strong, Jefferson and Clarion. Twenty-mond district—Pittsburg, 131 f. mingliam, East Birmingham, Orr-by, Smith 'plashing. Monongahela; Mono: Washington, Tenfperancoville, Pittsburg; Union, AllontownM - Cl.dr Verona, Braddock, and tho townslifli,or Plum, Wilk4n,,,ronn and Potter. - I'wetyy-etitrtz district—All Allegheny county-not included in the above. Twenty-fourth district—Washiugtml,. Boavor and Butler.. . ,„ Twenty,-Ilfth district —LrVronco, Me cer and ()LuridOrd. • 7'wenty-sixtli district— z Erio, Vonangr , WaVenAnd Forest. This it is soon gives sixteen .Ropubli. cans lei ten Democrats/in.:l Stato Lt which the, highest branch of the Logis Tatum hasbilen for many years in a con stant state of tie.' . Tito districts are so carefully arranged that should some 'calamity befal the State so :Ist° put it. into the hands of tho pemocracy by 20,- 000 Majority on the Wholoyoto, it-would hardly change the Congressional repro sentation—suroly'even then,the Republi cans would liavo fourteen monibers. It is bardlmmoossary to say that such Login. lntion is neither fair nor- oven desirable. The wonderful - part . .of _the whole. per= is teat six -Demonratio Sena tors should vote for thiS bill - on its final passage when theyAinew certainly that four.Republieans would vote againsOt. The easiest explanation of this is, that' each of these amiable gentlemen had his own district fixe - d - to suitlim self. Tho cloSing hours of the session were somewhat varied from_their usual style. The usual crowds.. were in attendance, - . and things- wept on. regularly until the Speaker of the Senate pronounced his valedictory and suggested The election of his successor. The voting began, with the Republicans, naming Senator Ander son, of Pittsburg, for bpcakor, and the .Democracy, Senator -Davis, of Berks. When Mr. McClure's name was called, he astonished all but the initiated by responding, 11..;1er B. Strang. Trouble was imminent evidently, and when the vote was announced, Anderson and Davis stood tie,„ and there was no elec tion. The voting, proceeded until the hour of twelve was reached-14mb vote pshowing the same result. As soon as the result of'the,last vote was announced, 9431)110r White called the "orders of the day" the 'Speaker's gavel fall, and the session of seventy-two was ended. This unusual winding up out short all presentation ceremonies and the usual complimentary resolutions which aro spread u pon the-journals-at-ihe-olose-of the session. In order, therefore, to got matters into shape, the Senate resolved itself into a town meeting with Senator Waddell in the chair, and Senator bucka low presented to Speaker Rutan an ivory gavel and expressed in his peculiarly, forcible and deliberate manner, the senti. manta of respect and conAdence with which the whole Senate reArded its pre siding oflcer. General White and Mr. Billingfelt paid their tribute of regard also, and, but for the repetition of the same sentiment all the,, other Senators would have followed. Sufficient, how- CYCir, was done and said to show the re tiring Speaker how thoroughly his many excellent qualities were appreciated. The failure to select a speaker for the vacation is another of the unlooked for ethrrgencies which so frequently turn up In the Pennsylvania :Senate. The effect of it ista ,, t)Mr. It rtitnains speaker until election in ()holier next, when his Senatorial term expires. The only possible use for a speaker of the Senate during vacation is to have some one on hand to become GoveiMor in caso of a vacancy. If a vacancy in that office should occur after the next October election a serious question might arise on the succession. Alto gether the present situation, demon strates what a magnificently clumsy govermental machine, this grand old Commonwealth, keeps up for every day use. ISLAND has held her annual election and has sent us . the news of a Republican victory. It doesn't seem as if Grant's star was waning in New England, perceptibly. We have know the Democracy to carry New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island, at differ ent, times, and still get beaten badly in the grand fight. How do they expect to get along when they can't even carry one of these little - Commonwealths? CALUMNIES ON PUBLIC MEN. A correspondent of the Louisville Commdrcial asks, " Was ever mortal man so abused and villilied as General Grant?" Certainly, very many of the best,and.purest men of the country have been. Can it be forgotten tltat Lincoln,' for months before his re-nomi.! nation in 18G4, was everywhere conceded to be "the best abused man in Ammi ca ?" And then the war with , the re whenit would seem that every consideration of patriot ism, of duty, and of honor, appealed to those claiming to be the friends of the Government, to save the good name of the representative man of the party struggling to save the cation. Iltit there were then, as now, fault-finders, disappointed office•seekers, and - that class of politicians rom whose pen vi tuperation arises as naturally as pois , n from the tongues'of asps. And there was Clet;rge Washington : he that, was " First, in war, limt and first in the 'watts or his eonntra men." Even Washington was toot I 1 co front the " poisoned shads of his waltg= mint foes." Ilthlroth, ill his hisitel or the United States, tell.n : "'Via: Mate of feeling toward Wash ington, among the more violent part oil the opposition, may In: judged or by the following extract front a Contemporane ous article in the A /lowa : "If ever a nation was debauched by a tool, the American nation has been debauched by Washington. Let his conduct, them be au exaMple tot Attire ages. Let it set vs to be a warning, that no loan may be an idol. ,Let: the history or the "Federal Governmentlinstruot mankind tlpit !the 'basic of patriotism may 1.):: worn t, con ceal the foulest designs agents( tho lib erJ.ios Of the people." Again the same authority tells us that on the day of the inanguiation of the elder Adams,. Washington's second term having just expired, the same paper— •the Aurora —contained a comrimnica -Lion, believed • to be from the pen of Dr. Michael Leib, a member of the Pennsyl vania Assembly, in winch the writer nap; : Lord, now latest then thy servant depart in peace, for mine oyes have seen thy salvation," was the pious ejacula tion of a Mall Wilo beheld a flood of hap piness rushing in upon mankind'. If ever there' was a time which would license a reiteration of this exclamation" —so wrote' this correspondent of the. Aurora—" that time is now. arrived, fo• thii man ( Washington, ) who is ,the source of all ,the misfortunes of our country, is this day reduced to a level with his follow-citizens, and is no lobger possessed of power lo multiply evils' upon the United States. If ever there was a period for rejoicing this is the moment, livery heart in unison with the freedom 'and happiness of the people :ought to bent high with exultation that the name of Washington, from this day, ceases to give a currency tc,i political iniquity and to legalized corruption. * When a retrospect is taken of the Wash. 'ugton administration for eight years, it is ‘a subject 6f the greatest astonishment 04 a single individual should have conquered the principles of Republican ism in an enlightened people just einerged from tho gulf of despotism ; and should have carried his designs egatiiiit - the public) liberty so feu• as to putt in jeopardy its very existence. Such however, are tho facts, and, 'with - these staring us in the foot), this clay ought to be a day ofjubilee ip the United States." Such was the language used by violent partisans toward the Father of his country on his retiring froin tho Presi dency. All who deplore such assaults will fled some consolation, we hope, in dm foot that the good name of Washing:* ton outlived the calumnies of his enemies and his groat services to this country aro'yet, and will be, we trust; in all ages to come, the-theme of just praise in' ell landawhere liberty and Christian. civili zation abide. 'Nor do we' believe that the salumny_and detraction Sow heaped upon General Grant will over tarnish or efface from the minds of the friends of true RopublicanisM the, recollection of the groat services tendered his country in the hour of her direst peril. CO ,UN-TY SUPERINTENDENTS. _ llon. J. P. Wickersham, Suliorinferr-_ dent a Common Schools, has sent us the 'following,. relative to the eleCtion of County Superintendents, in litay next : Qu the first Tuesday of May nekt,- con ventions of sohool directors will assemble at the co — iinty seats oetke so'veral coun ties ot this Commonwelth for the, pose of electing County Superintendents of Common' Schools, for the term throe years, commencing on the first. Monday of June. At the .same time there will be held, if thorespeCtivo boards of directors so decide, in all cities and boroughs possessing 7,000 inhabitants, special elections for the' election of pity and borough Superintendents of schools for- the same length of term as that for• which county Superintendents aro to be elected. There are now. serving In the State 81 county,. .city and borough Superinten dents, to be increased probably' at the forthcoming election to 83 or more. The importance of the interests intrusted to th - ese - officers can scarcely be over estimated. Pennsylvania will have 1,2 000,000 children to educate - 1n her public) schools during the next three years, and her annual expenditures for school. pm , Poses will most likely average full $lO,, 00,000. Whether these children shall be well taught and trained or etherwise4, whether this vast 'sum tusmy •TM " be judiciously or injudiciously expended will depend very much upon the men about to be chosen t'l3 till the office of SUperintendent, for it will be admitted hy,all, who reflect upon the subject that as the Superintendents so the teachers, as the teachers's° the scholars, and as the scholars so in good measure the so cial and political conditimn, of the people. In view of these' facts, and apprecia tingthe powerof an intelligent - press •as an agency in creating a right public sentiment,-I feel it my ditty to ask you to impress editorially upon your read ers, both school directors :tin d citizens, • the importance of - securing the 'very best man that can be foundrWilling to accept the Wilco of Superintendent of schools in your county. No other office probably , has it relation SO vital to the ii,tenists of the people. Persuade the unimbers of the convention, if you can, tr) lay aside all extraneous consideratioos .;.u;1 allow their choice to be determined by me r it and merit, a10e,,. Pennsylvania has within the last, few years placed herself proudly alongside of the foremost educational States. She is taxing herself for educational purposes as heavily as any other State of the Union. She is pouring out her money for the education of her. children most generously, and it is the high duty of all who have to do with the ofileial manage ment of schools to see that every dollar thus contributed brings back the greatest possible return of that for which it is given. Our people are willing to pay for the best schools, and we must have them. 'Let none but men fully qualified be •1 deed in the office of Superintendent, and the test is guaranteed. SAMUEL FINLEY !MEESE JIO RS4 April 27, 1791, within sight of Bunker Hill, Samuel Finley'llt:eose Morse was born. Ho was the son of Rev. Jedodiah Morse, D. D., pastor of the First Con gregational Church, and author of that many-volumed series of text books from which the' passing generation studied geography. His historical works, also, are numerous". He' was a graduate of Yale, 1783, and it was to Yale that, he sent the boy Sainuel,' - who graduated thence in 1810, in company with Gov. Ellgworth, of Connecticut, President _llasbrouck-,-of,-11 u tgers',---ProL—Gluetrticey- A. Goodrich, Prof. Ebenezer Keßog,and othet:distinguished men. Ills first bent was toward engineeting, but immediate ly after gradedetion he decided upon the life of an . artist ; so went to England with Washington Allston 1811, be coin lug then a pupil of Benjamin West. In IslB he exhibited at the Royal Acade my his " Dying Hercules," and iu May of that year a plaster model of the same which he had made in preparing for the picture, won the gold modal or the Lon [hut Adelphia Society of Arts. This stmt.. ,s encouraged him to , compete Tor the pre itun-for historical composition. The Mew n painted for the purpose was " The Judgment of Jupiter," between Marpessa, and lilas ;and West is authority for saying that it, would have won the prim had not his depart ure from hli7gland withdra en it from competition tinder the rules. - lu 1815. he teturned, settling hi Boston, afterwards going to New Hampshire and gelling $l5 the head for portraits. Thence at.. the smicitation of filet ds in 1822, btu went to New York. - Th. city gave him a commission for a full' length portrait of Lafayette, and orders poured in. It was in 1829 that the National Academy of Design was rimed, growing ouVof a drawing association started in 1824, Mr. Morse taking an active part in the or ganization, and being clected its first president. This' position he held for sixteen years. The first course of art lectures, delivered in America' was be fore the New York Athemuum. One of his important paintings is a large Pictutl3 oak() flum:u of Representatives of that I day, with mtmerons portraits, lii 1835 he completed a rude appara tus, all made by; himself, with au experi mental wire of half a mile around a room, Ipit this , nily transmitted in one direction. By 1837 he had ready an improVed apparats, which he exhibited at one 'of the rooms in the University. This year he went to Washington, tiled his caveat,. and asked for a, Congress ional appropriation for a lino thence to Baltimore. The session. passed without action, and ho went abroad. England refused him a patent, Wheatstone hav ing in the meantime got to work ; in Frtnice ho obtained a brevet d'invontiota,. But he met with little encouragement abroad,. and came bin* to struggle through poverty, and ridiculti for tour long years: bession after SCBSjOII . he Persevered. His bill was amended by, Congressional wits 'to include experi ments in mes crime and ifilleriew, the chair refusing to .tile out 'Bre absurd _amendment on, the'',plca that "jt Would . requirea - sciontiflo amirysis to determine how far the magnetism of mesmerism, was analogous to Biala be employed in the tolegraphs." At last came the close' of the session of '42. On the evening of March 8, the Professor davo up' in de spair, returned to his hotel " t hrolcon in spirit andqbankrupt in purse,..'!_, to start for Now York the next day. "At tho 'midnight hour of the expiring„session," by a vote of 89 to 88, the bill was passed, and...in:The morning the inventor, ,, knew the dawn which'. follows, the darkest hour. But there were) moo difficulties,' The Brat- Plriiiiatrof`burying the noires in lead pip s. Ezra Cornell devised a Inachine v drawn by oxen; Winch opened the tropik laid the pipe, and blond it again ; but. the eipenge was great and the plan failed otherwise: ?a, IS said that Cornell saved him.Oonfession of failure by, "accidentally on - imrpose" smashing up tho machine against a rock. Only $7,000 of the appropriation then re mained ;'but Cornell. suggested the use of poles, and. on the twenty-seventh of May, 1344, "What bath Cod wrought I" flashed praise and victory from Balti more to Washington. GREAT FIRE AT .DA PA ONE END OF TILE RAILWAY BRIDGE GONE. Between 9 and 40 o'clock, on Wednos day night last, the costly bridge cross ing-the Busquebanna'at Dauphin, Pa.; about eight miles west of Harrisburg, and belonging to the Northern Central Railway, was discovered to be on tire. A. dispatch from Dauphin at 9.30 says : " One-half of the Northern Central Rail road bridge is in ruins. It was destroyed by fire this evening. The fire origniated from a passihg engine, Mid was first dis covered at nine o'clock, and in tidily Minutes Unit portion of the structure which connects Dauphin with 'the iron span was entirely . , do3troyed. One of the watchmen was l/11 the Perry county side and conld not get back to Dan: phin." . Later informatilM states that the lire originated 'bbtween the second a n d third _spans from the Dauphin side, and tha t the time consume in burning cleyitM the bridge was neatly an hour. Every vesti.re of the structure but the stone piers was thistroYed froM the,eastero shore to the large iron span which separated the two sections. The number of spatts• -con-. sinned were nine or ten; the latgor por tion of the bridge. The entire length - of the structure wawiearly ono mile. The loss by the lire is estimated at two bun tired thousand dollars. The scene while the conflagration was raging cannot be described with any. .degree of_aceuracy. It was terribly grand. For miles up and down the rivet the refit:Won was Visible on the surtlico of the water, and the heavens were illuminated in awry dime. Hon for a long distance. The high moun tains surrounding the bridge wore in vested ith act indm , ertbable. grandeur, and Datiphin was almost as light aotf:at. noon to-day. The bridge was one orate fhlest and most substantially constructed in the State. Nine'or ten years since a storm blew down flow or live spans of the old structure on the Dauphin side. The bridge was then ent4tly re-built and covered with a slate riMr. The cost of the entire structure - wds between *400,- 000 and $500,000. There is no insurance to meet :city portion of the lose. The tire is supposed to have originated from sparks from a locomotive. About ten minutes liefore it.vas discovered a freight traits passed over, and hero is scarcely any doubt that the engine attached to it threw out the'brand whidh started the conflagration. The watchman having charge of the burned section. was be tween the raging element and the iron span when the fire broke out, and his re treat was effectually cut of. Ho . 4.yas obliged to flee to the Perry county side to got out of danger. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is doing all in it. power to facilitate the freight and pap_ senger traffic of its neighbor. Until the section destroyed is re-built the Northern .Central will h are the privilege of using th'd Schuylkill and Susquehanna track from Dauphin to Rockville and the Pennsylvania from this latter place to Harrisburg. HoMe and County Items. , , THURSDAY, APIHI, 11, 1872 MOONLIGHT nights. TiiE—Notithern—Lights—wero — "beaut ful beyientUleiicriptiuti" last night. Tut?, numerous friends of Rev. 'W. Q. Leverett, Rector of St.-John's Episcopal church, will be pleased to' hear"that he is slowly recovering from his recent dan gerous illness. Tnp now Presbyterian church will be lighted by tho, new proceekrn the occa sion of Professor Johnson's musical en tertainment, on to-morrow (Friday) e veniug. SUDDEN DEATIL—We are called upon to record the death of Mr. Parker Moore, of this place, on the evening of the fourth instant, after- a very brief illness. Mr. Moore leaves a widow - and three bright little boys to mourn his sudden death. Onrrumtv.—As . we go to press.we re ceive tidings of the death of Es-Deputy , Sheriff A. It. Bowman, which occurred in Mechanicsburg yesterday. Sheriff Bowman was well-knoivn throughout the couOty, having served in an official capacity for six. years., Peace, to his ashes. [Communicated I Messne. WEAICLEY •-'6.t • I , V AT, LACE : With pleasure and great interest I at tended the examination of the classes 1111(10011e tuition of Miss S. Weakley, in Forest school house, Dickinson town ship-It was clearly an examination, and not a showing off. The ,pikpi Is wore not only allowed but were required to depend upon their Own ability, and the result was quite satisfactory—the est to the largent acquitting themselves creditably. Tho greater Credit in due from the fact of its being the young lady's first experience in teaching. • The directors and gentlemen present declared themselves perfectly satisfied, and said the school stood second to none in the township, containing pupils of the same age. C. DESTRUCTIVE' FIRE. On Wednesday forenoon, thiflarge paper mill of Parker & Co., jformerly Zug's,) about five miles south of ( Carlisle and mid:half mile east of Ritner's mill, was totally destroyed by fire. TIM building'took lira about 0 a. m., and notwithstanding every oflbrt was made to stay the flames, in a short time the large and imposing building,, with. its , costly machinery 'for the mamiTacture - of superior' calendered book papers was a total wreck. TIM flames communiCaled to the large bank barn, hojonging tor Peter Ritner, close by, when it wri.44.also'.destroyed. The tiro is supposed to have originated in the dust room on the thild from a heated journal. Messrs. Mullin, Parker & Co s., loss is estimated at f 30,000, on which therd' is-an insurance or $30,000. Mr. Ritner's loss is aliont $4,000, partially insured.." Mr.' Wilson Shupp, Mr Ritner's tenant, lost all : his fodder and hay.' • . •Ort Tuesday morning, on. Motion of Jolm'R. Miller, esq., JaMos McCurley was admitted to practice law in the several court* of thisiounty, ant Lat siiiicrtimfl, on motion of M. C. Herman, esq., Edwarl I. Todd add S. M. Loidich worn also admitted. 'Messrs. Todd and • Lcidioh pursuod their studies under the dirootiOn;of Hon. Lemuel Todd; and Mr. MoCurley with M. C. Berman, esq. It affords us pleasure to welcome these young gontlelpon to the legal profession. They all begin their professional career with 'an excellent preparation and under circumetancen which will Make their success entirely within their own Con-, trol. Their examinations, as wo tire in formed by their committee's, - wore' on usually creditable, and evinced' a careful and thorough preparati , on for their pre fessions. They arn . ,yoUng gentlemen of admitted ;abilities, 'and good -character, and ea Such we' 'cordially, commend them to public favor. - ADVANCING.—Tho price of 'flour. .i3unscrant for Tun HERALD. Go to TPE HERALD offico for job work of every description. d DOG in town is said to have the whOoping cough.. What next? " DOLLY VARDFN" hats are the latest style, worn•hy the. ladies. Mn. H. 7kurs'EL, 319 Walnut street, Columbia,, will accept thanks for . a keg of hoer receivediton days since. 0 THANICEL—Mr. Charlie Weaklcy, will accept thanks for a half bushel of choice eating apples presented us a few days sinee. Call again.. SPRING CIIICKENS—TIIO first" this spring—were offered in market on Sat urday morning. Only.Boc'ents per pair was asked for them. INV. Dn. WINO will, deliver a sermon iMxt Sunday morning in First Presby terian church, on "Drunkevuesbas Miens() and its Vrealinetiras other Dis (ma. Fon bargains in all kinds of dry and domestic goods, at reduced prices, go to Ogilby's, corner .131,ain and Pitt streets. A largo invoice of new goods just re ceived: Lolv prices a specialty WE would direct attention to the eir- cidur of Prof. Wickersham, State Super intendent. of Common Schools; also to the election notice of Superintendent announcing the .election_talto-, held on the seventh Col.'. A. K. 111'CLITuE, will lecture in Illieem's Tuesday'evening, April 16, at 8 o'clock.' Tickets to, be had itt Carlisle Deposit, Farmers' and First National Banks, and at Pi tier's and Neff's 'stores MANKS. - -Mr. Obo Loudon, the popu lar tobacconist in Point House Avenue, will accept thabks for n bountiful supply of chewing tobacco and cigars. If you wish a mild segar or good UM:mil* give him a call. THE ST. El3lo.—Mr. Jacob' Hippie, having leased the large stone dwellipg on East Main stteet, has opened a lirst rtlass billiard 55101)11 and leslanrant. The billiard tables are to arrive to-day ft mu New York, when t 4 ball will be HA a-rolling." Ile bespeaks a share of the publiett!,atronagi.?. IZU Ala EuLy INILE , hI“: services be held at St. Paul's Evangelical church on lialiday, April 21. Preaching morning and evening, by Roy. A. L. Reeser, P. of Carlisle DiMriet. Communion Ser vices at the usui.l hour or morning wor ship. All are invited to attend. re fe ren co to the ads. it wlll be ob served that A. B. Shenk, No. 2, informs the public that the old and popular es tablishment of Ad. Senseman, on North Pitt street, is in full blast. Skilled workmen are employed Mall tile various branches, and the best of material - used. Rbpairing a specialty. Visit him. IF any of our subscribers have failed to receive their papers during the past week, they Will confer a favor upon us by immediately giving - notice of the non eceipt of the same, as we wish to make the limper corrections on the subscrip _thin list. Prompt attention to this mat ter will save fut4e inconvenience. N . F.w Fin.m.-4 reference, to another column, it will be seen that Mr. C. In hoff, the veteran groceryman, has. taken, Mr. John Good into partnership with This young .gentleman has been in Mr. 'lnhotrs employ for a number of years past, and is no stranger to our citizens: The new firm have leased the robin lately occupied by Mr. Devenney, on 'West Main street, better known as yVashinood's stand, where, thXy liave opened a large and vitried - assortment of groceries, which they pimanni elling, r, cash only. We wish them succeSs. A Goan CONCERT of sacred music will be given on Friday evening, April 12, in the new Second Presbyterian church, by Prof. Wm. Johnson, of Pitts burg, assisted by Mis'a N. A. Johnson, of California. This concert will be given under the auspicesnf our Young ifen'tA Christian Association, and the proceeds go for their benefit. The reputation of the Professor as a sweet singer has been established by his recent visit to Carlisle. A flee entertainment may be anticipated, and we trust ho may be greeted by h largo audience. FAT Al. ACCIDENT.-011 Satut,y of . - noon last, it you . ng Man named .1 tiro Cuchannuer, aged ;Mout . 25 ypits, fatally injured by attempting 11, jutoi, from one freight cat to :mailer it; Ship pensburg. The injured man atlas hutch to Ilk IMMO in Scot I;Lud, aceompaided by Drs. Robert Stoat t and David 11u3 es, who intended tit perform am:imputation. But 11-action taking p 1,1 1 .0, he became worse and died. Col,,nel Lull ordered special train to rsturn the medical gentlemen to Shippedsburg in the even nig. No blapie, - whatever, attaches to the Railroad company or any of its em ployees. INA]) TILES ACT I—Dote lk Burkhold er with 'their accustomed activity, have 'IOW opened the finest assortment of new, desirable, „Spring stock, of dry goods,- cloths, cassimores, &c., 'ever brought into the valley. Notwithstand ing the great advance in cotton,' wool and linen„they manage somehow, to sell at the o/d'prlces.- If you want a hand some dolly Vardoa, they cameertaiiily give you beauties to select from. A beautiful shawl, or suit of cassimero, 'they have tho'newest styles and at aston ishingly low prices. All thomew styles of trimmings to match - every shade of dress' goods. Call and see their fine assortment of all kinds-of dry good(. , Dom,V V.:km:mg.—The new style of Indies' dress known as the Dolly Varden, and which is becoming so popular in fashionable circles, had - its origih in, literature. She was ~the charming .daughtet: of a. Londha blacksmith, Ga brieqdrden by . narne, and liveed in the reigtO of George' 111. She afterwards became Mrs. Joe. Willet. Dolly Var den, the loclismith'S daughter in " Bar naby Budge," is described by DickenS, „as having the face of a pretty laughing girl ; dimpled,,,,fresk and beautiful—the very impersonation of good humor and blooming beauty." 'Againi.she is 'Molten of amhaving her "charms increased hundred-fold by a most becoming,.dre4, and a'thousand little coquettish ways." , She is also represented as having , been, attired, on a certain •occasion, "in a smart,,little, cherry-colored mantle; with . a hood of the same drawn over bor . /lead, and upon - the - top of that had a'little straw hat, trimmed with cherry-colored ribbons.'' Abbut. a year ago': some modisia re christened what were:thon 'know!' as "cretonnes," and calk them "Dolly Vardons." The ,name was at first con fined to chintzeS, but it spread to other materials. At a late dry goods exposi tion "Dolly Vardon" Mika ,were.exhib 'bed, and now whole • costumes,' whose liko wore never seen onland or shore, are•nameil after the charming :and co width& little daughter of a London blacksmith.. • ,VEnsorcer,:-;-Dr. J.. H. Fishburn, of I:ock Haven; -- was at homO on a brief vigit'ilorind the p_ast week: the hooks in the law library,,have bad the following inscrip tion printed on the cover : "The Gum berland County law library, Carlisle, Penna." Virr. wore visited with a thunder storm, accompanied with- lightning, on Tuesday - last. This is said to ho a pre cursor of a late Spring. To the many kind friends who have visited us during the 'past week and re unwed their subscriptions, and dis charged ether claims against them for job work and advertising, we would re turn thanks. TILE bright light witneahOy many of our citizens, in a north-eas'..erly direc tion, on-Wednesday evening of last week, was occasioned by the burning of a portion of the large bridge on the North ern Central, that spans the Susquehanna river, at Dauphin, Pa. , Thsrt of formidable proportions - still continue to" come through the water pipes. Might not this low stare of the water eventually Ohcasion sickness similiar to that which inflicted Harris burg duringthe past uter? We think It deinands an investigation' from the officers of the Water Company. ' RAIN.—The wiseacres predict seven rainy Sabbaths in successi'n, because It rained on,Easter Sabbath. The predic tion held true cast genday— the day 1 tug vary damp and disagreeable. 'NVe mr,rl: Mini El=® L==.Mi not give inTzevon Sabbath , : of this de solution, as it will spoil all the plans of our young .folks f9r shoWink off their nice Spring_ snits.._fruel late. I3ut what, would %No do will nut water. EANIH6IF.. DIKPLAY:—Wo notice with , great pleasure the very elaborate display of dress goods, in the windows at. Green field's new store. Ile hasjost returned from the East with a magnificent, stock, and is prepared to , oiler smile . rare in dncements..: Ile has established quite . reputation on blade silks and dress goods. to and see his stock, it will pay you. windows will be illuminated every night,lthey :toe grand. Mmn De: morcst pattdrnS. New stock for Spring just. received. FLORAL.—Air: Lute A. Line, residing within the borough limits, I io an un- usually large snleetiun nI el oica lintrers, embracing all the latest varieties. 11,3 Las fully 100 varieties of geraniums alone. Ile has turned its Smile atten tion to the cultivation of tloweist'aml is ith rernarl:able.taletths. \V hat is tLr lot of our citizens away from home for Unit. ;Hui floe ern that, eau be ebtai !led souse ptic6 here. :nut \rilLuut extra charge. 111. in pre pared to furnish ei,sses, bog-eels, hatig- ing baskets and flowers on short notice. AJsihii al ieeltat nit is extruded to uut• c•ilizens to visit hie residence whether they wish to purchase or not. Flow•ers can be obtained at his stall during mar ket hours LEFT. - The 'Penn a n al Dickinson Colony, under thwcharge of Mr. Samuel Convex, took theirdepartum for Bunker Hill, Kansas, in the G. ;l0 train last Thursday Moining:' Many dour citi zens assembled at the depot to witness their departure. At Mechanicsburg their number was still further aug mented by the addition of several fami lies. The colony originally - numbered about. 1;30 families. - A number of them had already left at different times,tand others were not prepared to leave,. so that there were about 75 .families went on the 1110111ilig in . (plestion. They were not detained at Harrisburg, but soon after their arrival left on the way'J'aif , senger. It was expected, that shOuld uo unforeken accident or delay detain them, their destination would here:wiled in about three days. Dui, EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE CO., or NEW YORE, through their affent. Chas. li. Mepburn, esti., have this week paid Mrs. Mary Jane Woods, - the sum, of ten thousand one hundred and eighty dollars and fifteen cents ( 10, 180.15), amount , of policy and dividend upon the hfe of 'her late husband, Rich ard Woods, esq. In takin g ou t this policy of a'ssuranee upon hl.y lilt:, our lain nown and honored citizen nlfolids another int,tanee of that Ntime and piu lent - basiness or MI M= actelized him and gives, at the same time, another actual result of Life Poll. cies. We would say to all : Go thou and ifo likewise.• The prompt payment of this large amount of money is eviffhnce of that financial strength,_lptegrity, honor and care in the 'exercise - of the trust confided to them by their policy holders, which have marked the career of the Equitable Life Assurance Co., 'and placed •them in so- short iti.time at the head of the Life Assurance iCo., of the world. 13ARNUM's RIDING GOAT " ALEXIS."— dlip the following notice of this wonfferful animal from an exchange : " P. 'l'. Barnum beats the world in pTod tieing novelties. The last sensation we have heard of, is the training and education, in Cairo, Egypt, of a beSuti ful Circassian Goat. This animal rides on horseback, Jumps through hoojis, over garters mid banners, and otherwise .per lot los 'all the most difficult .feats of thin acei im pitched equestrian. We always know that Phineds *as milled in zoology. entomology, ornithol ogy, anthropology—in fact all thin " °logics," including that of (the fatuous Jerome) chronology, but, we had no idea that lin would ever be able to add to his ,1 rabutary that of yeatology. I3arnum has done wonders to elevate the standard of lhe Once beautiful and liealth-g icing equestrian art—perhaps ho can succeed better• with the genus eapri -11177.1111.1 than that of the gen UR he) 7120. At all events the riding goat belonging to his great show, which made his debut at Niblo's last night, is the raCest', nov elty ever introduced to a New. Nork an •dienco We congratulate .our' country cousins on the opportunity they will en joy this season of watching the "Icapers" of this distinguished equestrian Caper, as it constitutes ono of the many leading features of Barnum's Great Moral Exhi baron. We don't know which will crOte the greatest•furore, the Fiji Can nibals, the' Giraffe, the Sea Lions, the Automatons, or this Riding Goat." , This colossal nombinntion is u,w on a tour through the United States, prior to taking its departure for Europe. - The entire estilblishment travel. exclusively by rail. 'lt will hold forth at The fol lowing places on the days appended : Frederick*May 8 ;. Hagerstown, May 9 ; Chambersburg, May 10 '• ,Carlisle, May 11 ; Harrisburg, May 18 ; and York, May 14. . MISS DICICINSON'SLiZmiII.E.—Tiid lliat lecture of the course was delivered on Tuesday evening, by Miss Anna E. nick inson, to a very largo and' appreciative audience. The lecture was characterized by all of the lady'S'admitted ability and .earnestness, and was listened to with marked attention. It seemed to be her aim to demonstrate thatliVerything in 'the political Ver.l4.lwas lying around loose, and impede:lly the re-nomination of Gee. Grant would he a most ungeirden able blunder.. WhoM the fair lecturer„ regarded as the most suitable person for the succession was probably kept out of view from motives of modestyr which wo really fail to appreciate. Wo are pre pared to admit ,that'if_tho ballot wore, placed hi the hands of the ladieS they would mse it with as much diseetion as . men ordinarily do, dud ;,1,130 two they would fill offices 'about as acciiOtahly. If Miss, Dickinson believes Aliat the present politicians, arc sinners above all 'Other , men and women, we would she might have enlightened 'us on the question of finding more worthy` persons to take the business Off their hands.. As , a political speech thollecture was quite a enemas. It was earnestly delivered; carefully .. Prepared, and ' abounded . in tolling hits at many. real and. some• lin aginary evils: That it was anything . else than a, politiotal speech . we dora suppose Miss : Dickinson herself would; Anith. , .9ALL, see, taste and ask the price of sagnr :it Green's store: • ..T110.9E1 wishing to engagein a profit able business read the advertisement of M. B. Dyott, .114 South Second street, Philadelphia, in this issue, Light equal to gas—at one-eighth the cost, ,&c., &c. Rights of counties and States - for sale. GROCERY. —Mr. John A. Means haVnurchased the stock of groceries of Mr. John Heckman, and having, made large additions'thereto, will keen a num her one chess of groceries at all times. Family flour and feed a specialty. Don't forget the place,.No. 78 South Hanover street. We wish the .young gentleman success, financially. PROMPT. —We have been informed by Messrs. illiinesmith 'Hupp, whose horse was burned a short time since, on which they had an insurance of $lOO in the Pennsylvania Central 'Thief Detec tive and Live Stock Insurance Company, that the full amount of insurance was paid them,by W. Elder Green, who with Themlore Cot esq., are the au thmized agents of the company in this IMPOILTANT SOLDIERS.-A bounty bill passed the Hoill:e or Representatives a km days siucc, provillulg for tlic pay ment, of one hundred dollars Co every volunteer, non-connuissioned officer, pri.val,e, musician and :irtilicer called • I: at LID, " and commonly knowit— tllO Waco own. '('lt niustur- in must, have taken (lap', ill each ease, bcCore thin sixth of August, 1861. POPULAR HOUSE.—The curd Of the White Ilall hotel, Maricz.t stireet, s burg, will be found in another column. \V'' would rectinuntind this popular house to the citizens or the'yalci , :y. Mr. Shelly: the proprietor, i 0 a ciev ' el'and hnpitable gentleman, and has kept. hotel l'or number of years pas). The h.,ifse is centrally located, directly opposite the Court, House, while the charges aro moilerate. I:rTicoDurroltv • SEumons i IL. shading Lite inclement, weather on Salt. lett last, a I,L gu congregation were in attendance at the loirst English Tattliera church; In listen to the first sermon IT the newly-elettled pastor, Rev. Chalk, S. Albeit. 'rho Its verend gent lent to leered the Gihlmving It 'it nn t 1111 el`etl,itel \%13 prvnch ( ' mist el 111/Hied, onto bile .laws ❑ t,t uttlltlinc; Itlocic, and unto the (;) (telt 's foolishness: Ist Coritillti,ins, Ist chattier and t2lit.l ittti se. The discourse teas attentively liatened f o, , and the new pastor has, no doubt, created a favorable impression. urr G. T. Gray, pa , tor of the First, Metho.nst, church, and Rev. Alexander S. Wiley, pastor of the •Bethel churcli each delivered Adininent dismnirSCS, • in theh'respeetive hinn:es of wor,hi.p.' FATAL. ArciDEN'r.--Yesterday after noon, shortly 'herdic live o'clock, a man named Jacob Wetzell, aged about sixty live sears, and residing, near Carlisle, who was walking on the railroad track, near the new round house, was struck by engine No. 80, Of the Northern Cen tral Railway, thrown a considerable dis tance in the air, and sustained such in juries on the top of the bend that when •picked up life was extinct. who was a carpenter by trade, had just carried his tools. to the ear shop where he intenad going to_ work on Monday. lie had just conic out of the shops, and was walking on the rehil when the acci dent occurred. The engineer gave the usual signal, which the deceased either did not hear or`pay any'littention to. Coroner Porter wok' notified, summoned a jury and proceedol to hold an inquest. The veidiet rendered was " That,..the_ said .Tacob Wetzell-canie to his death by being struck by engine No. 1...19, of the Not t hei ti Central railroad, lust lino North, „Lilo walking 011 the track 14 t • • • ;.1,4tt__44.-14-t-ti , risbui g y.uds , rest king such injuries as caused his death. No blame is attached to the Not thern Central railroad nor its einpblyees.' l —Telekritrh. The deceased was well-known in this community, and had fttided for atm ber of years at Hickorytown, on the Trindle. Spring Toad. Thu body was . brought to this place on Saturday'morn ing. Ile leaves a wife and several chil dren-to mourn his death. HANDSOME BURIAL ('ASab.C.-11 u think one of the most elegant burial caskets we ever saw was planned and constructed by Mr. A. It. Ewing, under taker, of this place, for the emains of the late Mr. Parker Moore. It was made of solid *alnutplanks, and lint d with the Ino:4 elegant white eashmete, and linished with the itiost costly trim mings that could he obtained. On the inside of the lid was a solid silver cross, on which was engritved the name of the deceased, with a: similar plate on the Outside. This piece of workmanship was viewed by many of our sin i zsais, and Mr. Ewing certainly deserves great dtedit, not only fur the style mid finish of the casket, but for the original and unique design of the same.' Ile has informed . us that the proper natue Of this bdrial casket is " Sarcoph agus." Upon referring to Webstor's 'Unabridged, we find the fellowleg defi nition of the word : " A sin:pies of lime stone usnd among the Greeks for making, coffins, which was tso - called because it consumed the flesh - of bodies delitisited in it within a few , weeks. It is other wismcalled lapis Assail, or Assiati stone, and is said to have been found at ! I.ssos, a city of Lycia._ Hence, a collie, or tomb of the kind of stone described above ; tienerally stone coffin ;a receptacle for the dead, madmof stout)." OVAiESPECT..,— AI a alcul lag of tffii menthol's of the Bar of ' Cumber land county, hold - in the Law Library on •Fiidity, the twentieth ultimo, on me- Gen, W. M. Penrose, _es , ;., was called to the• chair, and :F. E. Beltzhoover,•egq., was appointed .Secretary. The chairinan, in a few appropriate remarks, announced the death of Geo. 11. Goofy., esn., of Nowvillo, and was fol lowed by F. E. Beltzheover, esq., who, in a short address eulogistic of the char acter ,of The deceased, moved the pp= Toil:lament of a committee to draft resolutions ercprirsslve of the feelings of the members of the Bar, at the death of their young brother,. who was univer sally esteemed by the members of his profession. The motion was adopted, and the Chair appointed'. Messrs. - Boltzhoover, Ihnurich'and John Cornmeal a commit tee, who subseqtioutly reported the ffil lowing, which • were . unanimously adopted : Resolved, , That we have learned of the death of our esteemed brother, Geo. H. Metz, esq., with profound sorrow ; and we tender to his family and friends our sympathies in their bereavement. . • • Resolved,. That by his death, our pre, fossion has' lost one of its worthiest members, and ,the community a practi tioner, young but of rare quail: .ties of head,and heart, and a-gentleman, "of high character and genuine worth. ReSolned, That it copy of these pro ceedings,. signed- by' the officers of the meeting, be sent to the family of the de coaried, and that they be published in the county newspapers, and,also entered, upon tho.minuteri of the court ,, ' M. PErinosr:,' Chairman.., ; F. E.' BICIAZIWOVICR, See'y. NEW SAFE.On'FridaY afternotm a safe arrived in this pladegbethe ,post er '` office. TlieTincreasiug, businestrof 'the • office demanded a large'r depository for Uncle Sam's stamps. It is ono of the American. Steam Safes, froth the Balti more agency, and brought hero by S. B. Gleason., Owing to its immense weight, 2,200 pounds, considerable dif ficidty was,experienced in getting it into position. The Government furnishes these' safes to th 9, different postorlices. Our townsman, Mr. Thomas P.-Baird is connected with Cole & Lambert, No. 300 Broadway, New York, in the manit facture of these safes. They are pro- ' 'flounced, by competent - judges, to be the 'hest in use at the present day. TnouT ElsrilNo.—The season for trout fishing opener) on the first instant, and now, t hese delicious fresl -water spreckled , beauties may be taken with hook and line, according to law—if they aro simple and lively enough to bite. Many of the followers of Isaac Walton have been in quest of trout since, the opening of the season, and with all sorts of luck. Two \Valtonites on the first instant, sore ex- - ceedingly fortunate, the one having 44, and the other 22 trout , for their day's spurts. Another party• - that we hea4of, in order to prevent themselves from be- • lug blade a laughing stock by :their friends, purchased a splendid string of . rt..--14,45--an—olferreei—purrishrble by fine, to catch trout with nets, of any kind in any of ,the streams in this county. • But in spite of this, we have been• in formed, flint there are persons in this . place, m . lNi make a practise of fishing in the Ectort spring with nets. Let the last be enforced. Conn.!' PuocEmuNos.—Tho April session of our county Court, began On 34.11day'111011illg: liis 111,111/I', Judge .1 cult in, presk:ing„ Judge Montgomery was the only assoeiatO present. Judge Cleudenin being unabkt to attend. There was a more than usually large at lelidance of spectato:s. llonclay morning was taken up princi- • paCy in flu qualification of constables, and t be censidevation of applications for taNci n and restaurant license. ']'Lose Nl•i•ht along in the usual course and were f until the application fromd. the brdougli of , tihippensburg was reached. :r,) the granting of these there was opposed the irsidf of the election dheld in 'that borough, under the provis ions ofdlic local ~ption net ',al.:sell at the last sessimi of the Legislature, for that borough. The returns showed nearly two-thirds of the , voters of that! borough were opposed to the granting of any license for tlie sale of liquor. The counsel fur the appli,cants contended that this election should be dist egarded because the notice required by the act . had not been given, and also that the law authorizing the election was IltICOll - Uti011:11. On Tuesday mottling, Judge Junkin delivered an elaborate - opinion, declaring the Local Option law unconstitutional, and forthwith ,granted the licenses. On 'Tuesday the jury trials in the Quarter Session beglii, and thus far the following have been disposed of. The Court fined some six or eight delinquent jurors on'Tucsday morning for non-at tendance. Coin vs I3enton till iceman—assault and battery—guilty—sehtdneed twenty days imprisonment in ounty jail and aline of ten dollars and — costs of prosecution. Sadler 'and Todd for ContmOnwealth, 'Shearer for defendant.' Corn. vs. Henry A. Wolf, Jameis Welsh, Charles W. ShcalTer atl l / 4 ,W. Ilartzell—furnishing liquor to anti-Vox icated por , son. ,'F Ills was a prosecution n or Linos nog gum. to nyder finpley, whose habits aro ;kllegeil to be Veldiet not guilty. Prosecnt rix to pay tls costs of prosecution, and eacji.of the defendants to pay their own costs. Sad ler and Maglaughlin for Conunonwealrh: Todd and Penrose for defendants. [ ANN OUNCENIENTSI CHAPMAN'S Shadow Pictures are liked CI.OIII ES washed with - the "Dollar Reward soap," wear twice longer than if washed with e_ininon soap. CA LwoHNIA and Rhyne wines at Ilan - non's liquor store, 41 South ITanove r llap72tf ,I i , i tt —a sithNl it ilk. for Castor Oil veg,elahle preparation containim; wither MinMsals, Morphine nor Alcohol. pleasant to take, does not nauseate, and operates when all other remedies failed. Dr. Pitcher" hits experimented fifteen years in producing a preparation 111111 . 0 efficient than Castor Oil, wit)put its horrid taste. The Casteria regulates the system.; cures constipation, stomach ache, croup and flatulency, and kills worms. It does nut distress or gripe.. By its quieting, soothing effect it pro, duces natural sleep, led is particularly adapted to crying and teething children. We desire physicians to lest this article, and will forward three bottles to the address • of• anyone authenticated.• lusist that ymir drug gist order it for you. It costs but 60 Cents, and quo bath will savd many doctor's bills. .. 11ap724t WANTED experitmeed 'woodworker can obtain steady employment and good wages at Smelts & Cds., Carriage Btizaar, on Pitt street, a few doors south of the C. V. H. H. depot. SN,ELTZ & CO. 1111p721t, _ CHAPMAN takes large pictures 500 bushels ofE caeb Blows and any other 'OW potatoeS. Also, 200 blishols of Early Rose wanted by J. Lfoy Co. if you are troubled with any kind 6f palm no matter What the cause, try Pain Cure 'Oil. Only iO cents and warranted. • yE'VERINARY snrgootis all ever the country are recommending Sheridan's Cavalry. Condition Powders for the: followihg trouble in horses : , Loss of appetite, rbyglpess of the hair, stoppage of bowels or water, thick water, eduklis and colds, swelling of the glands, worms, _horse ail;_ thick wind and heaves, - - VIEWS and. Pictures of .Farm Mane* Dwellings and objects of interest, photo paphed with care by H.' C. Chapman. A FRIEN , D or ours who,is chief clerk in thmGovernmental Dispensary, says that no medicine chest is now complete With- - oui Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. We , • always supposed it was prescribed by , law; if 4 is. not, ought to lie',.for • certainly there is nothing- in ihe whole ,Inaterf,a medial of so much importance 'to tho soldier and the sailor as Johnson' s _Anotiya6 Liniment:.. • • SEED POTA.T . OES: Weeses',.. King of 'the:- Rose; Goodrich,. Poach 131osVs., Albert's always. op, ,band • nod tor sale ' by W. 4. Iliimriol4
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